MICRB 106Elementary Microbiology
A survey course in microbiology for non-majors, this course focuses on the roles of microbes in human health and disease, agriculture, biotechnology, and other areas of societal impact. Topics include the mechanisms and natural history of microbial evolution; microbial growth and the control of microbial growth; the staggering diversity of microbial diversity, microbial metabolism, and microbial genetics; the unique biology of viruses; biotechnology its social impacts; pathogenesis and immunity; and explicit connections between each of these topics and their public health impacts.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
General education
Natural Sciences (GN)
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (3 programs).
Required in (2)
- Environmental Systems Engineering, B.S.
- Nursing, B.S.N.
One of the options in (7)
- Animal Science, B.S.
- Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Behrend)
- Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Capital)
- Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
- Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (University College)
- Natural Science, Minor
- Systems Neuroscience, B.S.